Thrissops Agassiz 1833 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1833. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (1re livraison) 1-48

Parent taxon: Ichthyodectiformes according to L. Cavin et al. 2013

See also Sepkoski 2002, Woodward 1895 and Woodward 1919

Sister taxa: Aidachar, Allothrissopidae, Allothrissops, Antarctithrissops, Ascalabothrissops, Cavenderichthys, Chuhsiungichthiidae, Chuhsiungichthys, Cladocyclidae, Cooyoo, Garganoichthys, Ichthyodectoidei, Mesoclupea, Occithrissops, Ogunichthys, Pachythrissops, Proportheus, Sultanuvaisia, Unamichthys, Vallecillichthys

Subtaxa: Thrissops cephalus Thrissops curtus Thrissops exiguus Thrissops formosus Thrissops molossus Thrissops portlandicus Thrissops subovatus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Croatia (1 collection), France (1)

• Jurassic of Germany (1), Turkey (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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